Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-11-20

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snail voInme.
koheEi Crawford swosn-Am fore
nan q t1e grand jury; vas pEsssnt
wen Hx. EeddfnRto1 testified about fhe
haiioran c4Ee, Reddingfon testified
snat be bad seen him, knew witBess
MeAuans be tfgti9ed before the grand
Jury that be did not knew tbs obissi
which he saw nsar ReddsnGton's house,
eno which be took % Be man, was
hallofan; be said be thouRht ID was
halloran, bat ooulda't swear 10 il.
Grand JuroTa Holmes sad Helm cor
FEDERATED Mr.. OEawfood. Juror Han
said thai Reddin0ton appeared very
positive that i1 vas HalIoFan who had
thzogn the stones. ReddinQton was
trying 10 get Hallogan indicted.
baii1n J0hnsoH rsoalIed-The prose-
cutting attorney told RsddinQton that
ne might Shoot the nan Who Waa throw
Ing he stones IL be caught him il the
Get; be also sold him that hewaB going
20 send for HalloFan, and would give
him thorough examination.
This CLOSED the testimony.
TIE THEORIES.
There b something novel about the
theeries upon which tbs case vas tried.
The theory proceeded upon By the
prosecution and 10 the establishment OF
ahich all its testimony Appeared 70 have
been directed. vas that the shooting was
done By Gallagher, and that Il was
done Deliberately and desiRnedly. Tbs
prosecution holds 10 the belief thst
ReddinRtOn Wes simply q spectator 10
he shooting, and becomes { PARTED
pat0K In GallaGheF's guilt By reason OF
having. b. bis silence, shielded Gala
RheF.
The theory Of toe defense is buiIt CO.
on the admission az Reddineton that
be hfed the fatal shot, with Dut knowing
exactly nov Is al came about. Then
Justification il claimed. In q general
way this claim OF Justification Is based
UPON all that occurred between HalluKan
and kedcingtoB; the rock shrOWinG; the
shecs i had upon Reddipgton and bis
family; the alteration, rs given By
Reddington and Gallagher, which oe-
CARED 10 Hailog ans cabin the morning
he was shot; which inciaded Halioran's
conduct. Chief Justice Jones. IN ruling
upon "a objeesson 70 some testimony,
said II this was all proven il would
amount TO Justification.
Tue prosecution did not abandon tie
theory afteF Redaiugton had confessed
70 shooting Halioran, and insisted that
the shooting was done by Gallagher.
impliedly claiming that the
silence Of the prisoners both before and
after arrest, and their contradictory
testimony Is sufficient 90 csnvict, a. the
theory Of both TIE prosecution and the
defense does not attempt 20 tx the
shooting upon any one besides the de-
PENDANTS. In other words, 10 the pros.
ecution, the defendanss are both guilty
OF mardeF, under the Law, whether Gal
laaheT or ReddipRton actually fired tae
fatal shot.
The case. however, presents the novel
feature OF tue prosecoaion refusing 10
rsaNf - II . ~ aA - N
eonfesses to the killing, and describing
bow the act was com
miated.
AFEKR RBcEss.
When the court assembled after re-
cees the space within the bar was filled
vith the fairest Of the citizens Of Seat
lie and the court room vas crowded TO
its utmost capacity. JadRes BuFke sd
dressed the Jury for 3 little over en-
hour during which be dWelt strongly
on the alleged rock throwing and other
grievances Of Thomas ReddiuRton, and
the confession made BY Reddington.
He was followed by District Attorney
Ronald who closed the case for the
prosecution In fervid speech lasting
about an houE and twelve minutes, dur
Inc which be called attention 10 the
difference between the evidence given
BY the prosecution ard the defence and
attempting to SHOW that there was 60
doubt that Gallagher was the man who
cred the shot. he dwelt at some length
on the rock throwing, pointing out that
The evidence against Hallorsn on that
matter wsB not of that nature thai
would convince any Jury. He followed
90 BY showing the difficulty In believ-
inc the statements Of the counsel Of the
eefense about Who fired the shot.
TIE oHxF JUsrIcE's CHARGE.
AZ eight minutes past nine the eonahs
which had Teen heard IN the court rocm
daring = few minutes recess ceased, and
! dead bush came over The audience a.
Chief-Justioe Jones commenced hia ad
dress. He said IL was wei, after she
prolonged trial and tse eloquent argu-
ments, 70 stop and consider what they
wers trying. They we're nos trying the
counsel or the court 0fieefs. They we're
trying Thomas Reddington and Patrick
GALLAGHER. on 3 charge OF nuEdeEiug
Patrick HaIloran. He then described
murder As the killing Of q man With
reconciliation. The Territory had 10
psove-hfst, that the defendants killed
Patrick HoIloran; sscosd. Of premedi-
tated maiioe; third, that Patrick Halo
ran vas dead. TIE proof Of the fret
aud third vas admitted and tbs only
question vas generalization. Premeds-
tstlon meant the determination 20 kill
before the act. In this point be called
attention to the faes that he would have
the right 10 kill q man IS his own house
sho threw rocks, hut be would have
no right 10 follow him q mile 90 hia
home. That IL he would have had 70
defend himself against 3 knife be
would be justified in killing him. Il
wss Of no consequence that any enc
had done wrong in this matter preVioas-
". He then defined IS = Fsasonsble
doubt that no man should be convicted
By such evidence as would not satisfy
themselves that they were guilty Of The
crime charged. The defendants were
witnesses for themselves, and they
must iadee Of ths witnesses and theil
evidence as they thosght best. 3his
rule applied 10 shs defendants and 70
The other Witnesses They mnst no,
convict TIE defendants OF nun3sr on
account Of perjury. Az tie same tinG
they mnst give due weight 20 What thar
thSnsht % she evidence given b. The
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